Raise the most pressing problems of practice in the service of ensuring equitable outcomes and eliminating disparities for students

Identify, analyze, and synthesize all relevant sources of evidence in making decisions that serve the best interests of students and school

Communicate and integrate the best available research evidence with knowledge and expertise of professional educators in the field aligned with specific community needs and assets

Take targeted, evidence-based actions that change systems to better meet the needs of all students

Our DEd program blends real-time interaction with faculty and students with online content that enable faculty and students to present and collaborate virtually using the Zoom application for classroom instruction, and our Canvas application for course assignments and interactions.

This approach allows faculty and students to have e-meetings, share documents and other media-rich content, hold running polls, and establish virtual break-out groups.

Doctor of Education Program Requirements

The program requires 81 credits completed over three years, with the first two years consisting of a prescribed sequence of coursework:

Year 1: Students understand better the contextual factors that relate to a variety of outcomes for students, teachers, families, classrooms, schools, districts, and the state.

Year 2: Students develop skills to improve schools and school systems through the application of data.

The combined emphasis in the first two years on methodology, writing, and content (policy, leadership, and equity) provides the broad basis for conducting a dissertation study in year 3 of the program that addresses a problem of practice in the field.

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